They always hear that I’m not really portuguese. My accent betrays me – apparently, but I don’t hear it myself. I can always tell about other foreigners from which country they originate, with the english being the easiest, followed closely by the germans. Language experts claim that portuguese is five times more difficult to learn […]
Portuguese language and pronunciation Read More »
Ever played with a drone? We did. Years ago. My nephew and his husband had bought a drone when it was new hype, but right after that it was banned just about everywhere. The first drone pioneers had apparently been so enthusiastic that people got the creeps from those strange-maneuvering spies, who also confused official
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Are they broken up now? How strange that there is suddenly a nest right next to the road, on a lamppost. Very low to the ground for a stork’s nest. Usually they look a bit higher up. The high-voltage pylons in the next valley are particularly popular. Efforts have been made to prevent the construction
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“We like it here so much, we want to come on roughly the same dates next year,” says Annuska, “then it’s set, I think that’s a nice idea.” With this, the ladies of room two officially have the scoop of the first booking I like it too. I have yet to meet the B&B owner
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“Espere, espere …” Dário mysteriously disappears into the kitchen to grab something, apparently. “Oh Dona Helena! Olhe aqui … tente isso … Look, try this … “ He looks at me expectantly as I take a small sip from the small glass. “This is a typical Portuguese drink,” he says proudly “O Dário … tão
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My sister’s house smelled really good of jasmine. It made me feel at home – I was on my annual visit to Holland. Her plant was a lot smaller than what you encounter here in the wild. Here it also smells very nice of jasmine – outside. Spring is about to begin! The daffodils, magnolias
Spring fever – the kind you don’t get nasty tweets from Read More »
I’ve been breathing in a sickening sweet aroma all week – that is to say, I’m not in it all the time, but if you come into that room hours later you can still smell it. Not very attractive. That’s because of the babies. Eight billion, roughly speaking Maybe I’m coming up with that number
Eight billion babies…. and counting Read More »
“ELLEN!” Hugo sounds like there really is something, “ELLEN! THERE’S A FIRE!” Ah! So I heard it right, there is something. Certainly something! Fire! What??! Where?! Why?? Within seconds, Hugo is at the end of the garden hose, trying to get as far as he can with a pretty wimpy trickle, and I’m running back
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Hip Hip Hooray! Long will I live! I’ve rarely celebrated my birthday – but now I’m turning 61 and I was born in ’61. Nice … For the occasion, I’m doing what you often see happening to people of a certain age: I’m going to ask for money for a good cause. I have chosen
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<< In barely a year, Portugal has more than quintupled its natural gas imports from Russia. Statistics from the Directorate General of Energy and Geology (DGEG) show that Russian gas only entered the package of gas purchases from abroad in November 2019.A still low value (2%) compared to imports from Nigeria, the US, Qatar, Algeria
